Graceland (album)
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Graceland is the seventh solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was produced by Simon, engineered by Roy Halee and released on August 25, 1986, by Warner Bros. Records. It features an eclectic mixture of genres, including pop, rock, a cappella, zydeco, isicathamiya and mbaqanga, inspired by the music of South Africa.
Graceland (album)
Paul Simon, seen here in 1982, underwent a personal and commercial downturn in the early 1980s.
Initial recordings were made in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Later recordings and mixing took place at the Hit Factory in New York City.
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Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter known both for his solo work and his collaboration with Art Garfunkel. He and his school friend Garfunkel, whom he met in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Simon & Garfunkel. Their blend of folk and rock, including hits such as "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", "America" and "The Boxer", served as a soundtrack to the counterculture movement. Their final album, Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970), is among the bestselling of all time.
Simon in 2011
Simon in 1966
Garfunkel, left, with Paul Simon, right, performing outside at a concert in Dublin as Simon & Garfunkel
Miriam Makeba and Paul Simon (1986)